A pair of clubs that developed a fierce rivalry in the Western Conference meet for the only time this season when
Seattle Sounders FC and the Houston Dynamo put their undefeated records on the line Friday night at CenturyLink
Field. Sounders FC got their 2012 season off to a quality start with a 3-1 win against Toronto FC last weekend. The
Dynamo have started their long road swing with two 1-0 wins on the trot, last weekend defeating San Jose.
REFEREE: Baldomero Toledo. SAR (bench): Ian Anderson; JAR (opposite): Fabio Tovar; 4th: Jasen Anno
MLS Career: 127 games; FC/gm: 24.9; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 47; pens: 47
INJURY REPORT: SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC – OUT: GK Josh Ford (knee pain); DF Andrew Duran (knee surgery);
DF Michael Tetteh (hamstring); MF Mauro Rosales (knee injury); FW O’Brian White (leg surgery); MF Steve Zakuani
(leg fracture); DOUBTFUL: FW Eddie Johnson (hip injury) … HOUSTON DYNAMO -- PROBABLE: DF Corey Ashe (L
hamstring strain)
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: SEA: Babayele Sodade (Canada U-23) … HOU: Kofi Sarkodie (USA U-23)
SUSPENDED: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (6 meetings): Sounders FC 2 wins, 8 goals … Dynamo 2 wins, 8 goals … Ties 2
AT SEATTLE (3 meetings): Sounders FC 2 wins, 5 goals … Dynamo 0 wins, 2 goals … Ties 1
LAST YEAR (MLS):
3/25: SEA 1, HOU 1 (Zakuani 80 – Cameron 42)
7/30: HOU 3, SEA 1 (Clark 7; Ching 23, 70 – Fernandez 37)
 This is the only league meeting between the teams this season.
 Sounders FC have never lost to the Dynamo in their CenturyLink Field home. Seattle has won two of the three
league games (with one draw); the teams also played to a draw in Seattle in the 2009 Western Conference
Semifinals.
 In nine all-time meetings, including the two games in the MLS Cup Playoffs and a U.S. Open Cup semifinal, the
road team has never taken the full points.
 Coaches record: Sigi Schmid vs. HOU: P12 W3 L4 D5 … Dominic Kinnear vs. SEA: P6 W2 L2 D2
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
Seattle Sounders FC started off their 2012 MLS season with a bang, getting a hat trick from David Estrada on their way
to a 3-1 win against Toronto FC on Saturday evening at CenturyLink Field.
LAST MATCH
 Sounders FC scored their first goal of the MLS season in the 17th minute. After Alvaro Fernández sent in a
teasing cross from the left, David Estrada was the quickest to react, digging the ball out of a scrum and
eventually punching it home.
 Seattle and Estrada hit for a second six minutes after the break. Played in behind the TFC backline by Marc
Burch, Estrada raced into the area unmolested and curled it past goalkeeper Milos Kocic.
 Ryan Johnson halved the lead in the 62nd minute, setting off from near the midfield stripe before cutting square
across the top of the box and hitting a stunning strike into the far corner of the goal.
 But Estrada soon restored the margin for his hat trick. He played a quick one-two with Fernández in the area,
lashing home a right-footed shot inside the near post.
 With Eddie Johnson out through injury, Estrada was given the starting spot in attack alongside Fredy Montero.
Michael Gspurning made his MLS debut, replacing the retired Kasey Keller.
 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC (4-4-2): Michael Gspurning - Adam Johansson, Patrick Ianni, Jhon Kennedy
Hurtado, Marc Burch - Mauro Rosales (Roger Levesque 79), Brad Evans, Osvaldo Alonso, Alvaro Fernandez
(Christian Sivebaek 65) - David Estrada (Servando Carrasco 87), Fredy Montero.
TEAM NEWS
 Making his third MLS start, and his seventh league appearance, in his third MLS season, Estrada was named
MLS Player of the Week after his hat trick. Estrada has scored four of Sounders FC’s five goals in competitive
matches this season.
 “Something that we haven't had in the past is that runner that's up top and that's good at getting behind the
defense and can just wreak havoc. When you have that it disorganizes the other defense,” said Brad Evans.

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“Instead of playing in front of them all the time we have somebody that can stretch and bring players out. He
found himself in good positions this game and finished three really good goals."
But a down side after the match was losing Mauro Rosales to a knee injury that forced him off in the 79th
minute. “It could be a couple weeks; it could be a little more. We’ll have to see how it goes the next few days,”
said Sounders FC head coach Sigi Schmid.
Rosales recorded 13 assists, to go with 5 goals, in 26 league appearances in 2011.
"You don't want to lose players at any time and certainly he's a very important player to us because of the
creative impulses he gives to the game,” said Schmid. “We're going to miss that part of it and it puts a little
more of a burden on the other guys.”
With Rosales out, Schmid will face a few decisions. Marc Burch, who started at left back vs. Toronto FC, could
move forward into the midfield, or Christian Sivebaek or Roger Levesque (both of whom came on as
substitutes in the TFC match) could slot into the position. Alvaro Fernández – who played a part in all three
Seattle goals – would switch flanks, and Leo Gonzalez could start at left back.
“We had that situation a game or two last year and the team responded well and we won some important
games without him,” Fernandez said. “We just hope we can make that happen this year as well.”

HOUSTON DYNAMO
The Houston Dynamo made it two wins on the trot on their seven-game road swing to kick off the 2012 season, winning
1-0 for a second successive week, against the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday afternoon at AT&T Park in San
Francisco. The Dynamo are tied with Sporting KC atop the Eastern Conference as the only clubs with maximum points
from two games.
LAST MATCH
 The Dynamo took the lead after 14 minutes. Brian Ching raced into the area to run onto an Adam Moffat
through ball, and when he was clattered into by goalkeeper Jon Busch, referee Chris Penso pointed to the post.
 Brad Davis pulled the resulting penalty to his right, placing it in the side netting past Busch, who guessed
correctly but still couldn’t deflect the shot.
 Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear made one change to the team that defeated Chivas USA 1-0 in the
season opener. Jermaine Taylor came in at left back for the injured Corey Ashe.
 HOUSTON DYNAMO (4-4-2): Tally Hall - Andre Hainault, Geoff Cameron, Bobby Boswell, Jermaine Taylor Colin Clark (Nathan Sturgis 82), Adam Moffat, Je-Vaughn Watson, Brad Davis - Will Bruin (Calen Carr 67),
Brian Ching (Cam Weaver 67).
TEAM NEWS
 Of the five MLS teams that have started the season with extended road swings (Columbus, 1999; LA, 2003;
Chicago, 2006; Sporting KC, 2011), the Dynamo are the first to not only record shutouts, but also win the first
two games on the trip. The Dynamo will play their first seven games on the road while awaiting completion of
BBVA Compass Stadium in downtown Houston.
 In his first season as the first-choice goalkeeper in 2011, Tally Hall recorded six shutouts in starting every
league match along the way.
 “We asked him before the game to be a big body for us and come out and catch some balls and take pressure
off the defense,” Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear said. “As the game wore on, he was becoming a better,
imposing goalkeeper for us. He made one real good save on Chris Wondolowski and I thought he grew in
confidence and effectiveness as the game went on.”
 After suffering a hamstring strain in the season-opening win vs. Chivas USA, left back Corey Ashe missed out
on the win vs. San Jose. Ashe said he expects to be fully available this week.
 “I didn’t want to do anymore damage to it, so I figured I’d sit out,” Ashe said about the decision to hold off on a
return this past weekend. “I’ll be fine, ready for the game [Friday].”
 In Ashe’s place, Jamaican international Jermaine Taylor slotted into the left back spot. “I thought he did OK,”
Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear said. “We asked Jermaine to play left back and thought he had some
very good moments for us.”
 Taylor and midfielder Je-Vaughn Watson – both of whom played the full 90 minutes – joined the Jamaican
national team for a friendly Wednesday vs. Costa Rica in Kingston. "We'd like to keep the same 11, but you
never know. It's going to be a quick turnaround. Guys got a lot of travel," said Kinnear.
 The Dynamo have won both matches by 1-0 scorelines – matching their record of all of last year.
 "We've had our chances," Will Bruin said to the Houston Chronicle. "We've been creating them, but right now
they haven't gone in. We've been managing to get the wins, which is huge (to have) two wins on the road while
creating chances and not being able to get them in."

OPPONENT
RESULT
Toronto FC
W 3-1
Houston
San Jose
at D.C. United
Colorado
at Chicago
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
at FC Dallas
Real Salt Lake
at Vancouver
Columbus
at Chivas USA
at Montreal
Sporting KC
at Portland
at New England
at Real Salt Lake
Colorado
at New York
Real Salt Lake
at Colorado
Los Angeles
at San Jose
Vancouver
at Chivas USA
at FC Dallas
Chivas USA
at Portland
San Jose
at Vancouver
Portland
FC Dallas
at Los Angeles

OPPONENT
at Chivas USA
at San Jose
at Seattle
at Chicago
at Columbus
at D.C. United
at New York
D.C. United
Portland
at New England
Los Angeles
at Vancouver
FC Dallas
Toronto FC
at Montreal
Philadelphia
Chicago
at Sporting KC
D.C. United
Sporting KC
Montreal
at Toronto FC
New York
at New York
Columbus
Toronto FC
at Chicago
Real Salt Lake
at Sporting KC
at Philadelphia
New England
Montreal
Philadelphia
at Colorado

years Coaching (Pro)
Career MlS record
years with team
record With team
record vs. opponent
Head-to-Head

dominic Kinnear
9
102-67-81
9
102-67-81
2-2-2
4-5-5

vS.

HouSton dynAMo

Fueled by the surging David estrada, sounders FC kicked off
the 2012 Major league soccer season on a high note last
saturday night with a 3-1 victory over Toronto FC.
seattle (1-0-0) will continue a three-game home stand tonight
when Mls Cup runners-up Houston Dynamo (2-0-0) visit the Xbox
pitch at Centurylink Field. Houston beat two West teams away
from home this season and sit atop the early east standings. The
stingy Houston defense is yet to concede a goal this season and
the potent seattle attack is poised to crack through.
seattle and Houston are level at 2-2-2 all-time with each side
netting eight goals. neither team has won on the road as sounders
FC is unbeaten at home with two wins and a draw in three
meetings. Five of seattle’s eight goals have come in the final 45
minutes while Houston scores early with six of their eight tallies
coming in the opening half. seattle has outshot their Houston
counterparts 63-55 (38-20 on goal).
Fredy Montero and alvaro Fernandez have each scored twice
against Houston while Geoff Cameron leads all players with three
goals in the series. Dynamo forward Brian Ching is the only player
with a multi-goal game.
seattle looks to continue to establish Centurylink Field as one
of the league’s toughest places to play. The club went 9-4-4 at
home in 2011 (25-10-12 overall) and, with the victory in the first
leg of the ConCaCaF Champions league quarters, seattle has
won both home games this season, scoring five goals in 180
minutes of action.
seattle supporters will get their sounders FC soccer fix as
seven of the next 12 matches will be played in the emerald City.
The opening home stay concludes next saturday, March 31
against the san Jose earthquakes.

tHE dynAMo ConnECtIon
Houston features several personalities with northwest ties,
including two former a-league/Usl-1 sounders. Forward Cam
Weaver was the sounders' top scorer in 2005 as a rookie out of
seattle University. Weaver had helped the redhawks win the
nCaa Division ii championship in 2004. Forward Brian Ching
starred at Gonzaga and made the all-league team with the
sounders in 2002. Goalkeeper Tally Hall is a native of Gig Harbor,
Washington. Dominic kinnear, the Dynamo head coach, played
for the sounders' 1995 a-league championship team.
patrick ianni of sounders FC came north from Houston during
the 2009 offseason. ianni was obtained in a January 26 trade for
a conditional pick in the 2010 superDraft. ianni spent his first three
pro seasons wearing orange, making 35 league appearances for
the Dynamo from 2006-08. He scored the game-winner on a
second-half overhead kick in a 2-1 seattle home win on July 11,
2009.

HouSton dynAMo PrEvIEW
The all-time series between seattle and Houston is level at
2-2-2 with each side netting eight goals. neither team has won on
the road as sounders FC is unbeaten at home with two wins and
a draw in three meetings. Five of seattle's eight goals have come
in the final 45 minutes while Houston scores early with six of their
eight tallies coming in the opening half. seattle has outshot their
Houston counterparts 63-55 (38-20 on goal).

The core of leaders returns to sounders FC for the 2012
season. striker Fredy Montero is joined in the attack by 2011 Mls
newcomer of the Year Mauro rosales, alvaro Fernandez and,
eventually, winger steve Zakuani. The backline is shored up by
Jeff parke and Jhon kennedy Hurtado in the middle with leo
Gonzalez returning to the left. The ever-active central midfield of
osvaldo alonso and Brad evans rounds out the group of returning
starters.
a group of newcomers have also joined the club, most notably
the six-foot-five austrian goalkeeper Michael Gspurning, swedish
right back adam Johansson and Danish midfielder Christian
sivebaek. The rave Green also added a goalscorer in U.s.
international eddie Johnson. and, as in years past, seattle also
has depth. The emergence of David estrada has created more
competition for minutes at forward, particularly with teammates
sammy ochoa and Babayele sodade.

College basketball isn’t the only sport with March Madness as
sounders FC personnel have added their own spin to the phrase.
led by Mls all-time winningest head coach sigi schmid, goal
scorer Fredy Montero and 2011 sounders FC team MVp osvaldo
alonso, sounders FC have set the month on fire.

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M E n I n K I lt S F u n d r A I S E r
seahawks guard John Moffitt and sounders FC forward roger
levesque donned authentic kilts alongside other seattle celebrities
to raise money for the seattle ronald McDonald House and its
mission of supporting families with seriously ill children.
Fans are encouraged to visit www.meninkilts.rmhcseattle.org
until april 13 and cast a vote. each vote is $25 and sponsors one
night of housing for a family. all donations will benefit ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington and alaska.
The seattle ronald McDonald House is a home-away-fromhome for more than 700 families each year while their children
receive medical treatment. They also provide a van service for
families staying in anchorage while their children receive medical
care.
The "king of the kilt" will be announced on april 14 at the
Georgetown Brewing Company.
To learn more about the seattle ronald McDonald House, visit
www.rmhcseattle.org.

C At o C A l l E d I n B y t r I n I d A d

And

toBAGo

Trinidad and Tobago Men's olympic Team called in forward
Cordell Cato for the ConCaCaF Qualifying Tournament in
Carson, Calif. from March 22 to april 2.
Cordell, 19, will joined the team for training camp in Ft.
lauderdale, Fla. from March 15 to March 20.
The competition begins in Carson, Calif. with games on March
23, 25 and 27. The semifinal would be played on March 31 and
the final is scheduled for april 2 in kansas City. The two finalists
qualify for the london olympics.
Trinidad and Tobago is in Group B with Mexico, panama and
Honduras.
Cato was unavailable for seattle's game against Toronto FC
and will miss the match against Houston. should Trinidad and
Tobago advance to the finals Cato would also be unavailable for
seattle's match on March 31.
Cato will played sounders FC teammate Babayele sodade in
a scrimmage between Trinidad and Tobago and Canada on Friday,
March 16 in Ft. lauderdale, Fla.
Cato was chosen to his country's squad for the 2011
ConCaCaF Under-20 Championships.

The strong start to the 2012 campaign is evidenced by some
impressive statistics. seattle has held 51.9% possession through
the first three games. When in possession, seattle takes care of
the ball with an average passing accuracy of 81.4%, better than
their opponent in all three matches. and when seattle loses possession, the rave Green has the ability to recover the ball, winning
55.8% of their duels with a high of 59.8% against Toronto on saturday. seattle has made over 450 passes in all three games with
a high of 474 passes last saturday, including an average of 13
open play crosses per game.

l E t ’ S G E t I t S tA r t E d
in their first three Mls seasons, seattle has earned the
second-most points in that span. only the la Galaxy (174) has
earned more points than seattle (158). seattle is coming off its
best season yet when they amassed 63 points in 2011, including
a league-high 56 goals (the most since D.C. United scored 58 in
2005). seattle has scored 133 goals in Mls since joining in 2009,
the second-most in that span to FC Dallas (134).

AttEndAnCE rECordS BroKEn
Following a club record 18 Mls wins and third consecutive trip
to the postseason in 2011, rave Green supporters do not want to
miss out on seeing their team in action in 2012. last saturday,
seattle set a club record for a season opener with 39,232 fans on
the Xbox pitch at Centurylink Field, continuing its sellout streak
of 51 consecutive Mls matches.
seattle set an Mls record for attendance with an average of
30,897 during their inaurgual season in 2009, only to surpass that
mark in 2010 with an average of 36,173 and again in 2011 with an
average of 38,498. The top regular-season crowd is 64,140 in a
2-1 win over san Jose during kasey keller’s final home regularseason match last october.
top-10 All-time MlS Season Attendance Averages:
2011
Seattle Sounders FC
38,498
2010
Seattle Sounders FC
36,173
2009
Seattle Sounders FC
30,897
1996
los angeles Galaxy
28,916
2008
los angeles Galaxy
26,009
2007
los angeles Galaxy
24,252
2005
los angeles Galaxy
24,204
1996
Metrostars
23,898
2004
los angeles Galaxy
23,809
1997
new england revolution 21,423

The long and winding road that led David estrada to his breakout performance last saturday began years ago as a youth soccer
player in salinas, Calif. one of the most prolific goal scorers in
California high school soccer history, estrada scored 66 goals as
a senior (most in the nation) and also scored 11 goals in a single
game. He went to walk-on as a freshman at UCla where playing
time was rare until a midseason injury to a teammate allowed for
an opportunity. estrada took full advantage and scored a UCla
record 12 goals as a freshman and earned soccer america's
Freshman of the Year. Despite earning pac-10 honors all four
years, estrada has not played up top since his freshman year. in
his first two years in seattle, estrada spent time in the midfield and
also experimented at right back. since returning to the forward
position this preseason estrada has scored seven goals with two
assists in 10 games.

E S t r A d A n A M E d M lS P l Ay E r

oF tHE

WEEK

seattle sounders FC forward David estrada was voted Major
league soccer player of the Week by the north american soccer
reporters (nasr) for Week 2 of the 2012 Mls season. estrada
became the third player in club history to score a hat trick as he
lead seattle to a 3-1 season-opening victory over Toronto FC on
saturday on the Xbox pitch at Centurylink Field.
The player of the Week award is the first of estrada's threeyear Mls career. it is the 14th time that a seattle player has won
the award.
estrada helped seattle to its third season-opening victory in
four years with his first three goals in Mls play. He opened his account in the 17th minute when he poked in a loose ball following a
scramble in the box. He added a second tally in the 51st minute
and completed the hat trick just moments after Toronto's lone goal
in the 63rd minute.

H At t r I C K

WItH A

u r u G u AyA n t W I S t

The hat trick hero may garner most of the attention, but David
estrada knows he is in debt to midfielder alvaro Fernandez for
great set-up play. Fernandez was involved in all three goals,
recording two assists for the first time in his Mls career. The
creative Uruguayan showed his skill on the first goal as he beat
his defender with a tricky back heel move and centered a low cross
that estrada finished past a crowd in the box. Fernandez began
the second scoring play with a ball to Marc Burch and worked a
neat one-two in the box to help estrada complete his hat trick in
the 63rd minute. Fernandez had previously recorded just one assist in league play over his first two seasons.

S t. H At t r I C K â&#x20AC;&#x2122; S d Ay
a decisive opening night victory was highlighted by the sudden
success of an unsuspecting hero as David estrada burst onto the
Mls scene in his first league start at home on st. patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. it
took the third-year forward just 17 minutes to find the netting at
Centurylink Field; the first tally of his Mls career. estrada added
two more before full time to seal the victory.
Estada notables:
* First goals in Mls play in seven appearances (three starts; 283
total minutes)
* Four goals in first two home starts. saturday marked his first Mls
home start (first competitive home start was March 7 against
santos laguna)
* Has scored four of seattle's six goals in all competitions this
season
* led all players with seven total shots (one short of club record),
including five on goal (ties club record)
* seattle's first multi-goal scorer since back-to-back Fredy Montero
braces (9/24/11 and 10/1/11)

StrIKInG BACK
sounders FC takes every opportunity to show its true
character, and it's no more obvious than after conceding a goal. in
the two home goals allowed by seattle this season, both were
followed by quick responses. last saturday against Toronto FC,
David estrada scored just 69 seconds after ryan Johnson's goal,
which was less than 40 seconds after the restart. a week and a
half earlier Brad evans regained the lead just two minutes after
santos laguna struck.

WElCoME HoME: CluB dEButS GAlorE
several seattle newcomers relocated to the pacific northwest over the offseason and last saturday night they finally met the throngs
of rave Green supporters at Centurylink Field. in front of the biggest crowd for a season opener in club history, four players made their
club debuts. Two starters, austrian keeper Michael Gspurning and swedish right back adam Johansson, made their Mls debut in front
of the home crowd. Danish midfielder Christian sivebaek also made his first league appearance and starting left backMarc Burch made
his first league appearance for sounders FC.

David estrada scored his first three Mls goals as sounders
FC beat Toronto FC, 3-1, in seattle's league opener in front of a
record crowd of 38,709 on the Xbox pitch at Centurylink Field.
estrada became the third player in Mls history to score a hat
trick in the club's opening game of the Mls season. His three-goal
effort was the third hat trick in club history and first in Mls this
season. Midfielder alvaro Fernandez was involved in all three
scores, recording two assists.
estrada put seattle ahead early with a goal in the 17th minute.
alvaro Fernandez cut across his defender after beating him down
the left flank, allowing the Uruguayan to center a cross. The ball
deflected off a Toronto FC defender and, after a scramble in the
box, estrada poked the ball past goalkeeper Mils kocic for the
game's first goal.
estrada and Fernandez combined again for the second goal
in the 51st minute. Defender Marc Burch, who made his Mls
debut for the club, led estrada up the left side and the third-year
striker finished into the far side of the net.
The assist marked Burch's first for the club and first since
March 19, 2011, versus Columbus Crew.
estrada completed the hat trick just moments after Toronto's
lone goal. after weaving through the reds' defender on the left
flank, he played a give-and-go with Fernandez and finished past
kocic.
estrada has now scored four goals in his first two home starts,
including the first tally against santos laguna on March 7. He has
scored four of seattle's six goals in all competitions this season.
Fernandez recorded two assists for the first time in his Mls
career.
estrada's hat trick was the third in club history, including lamar
neagle versus the Columbux Crew (8/27/2011) and Blaise nkufo
at Columbus (9/18/2010)
ryan Johnson scored for Toronto in the 62nd minute on an
impressive strike from 20-yards out. Johnson dribbled up the right
side, cut toward the middle and rocketed a shot to the far upper
corner.
Johnson had several scoring opportunities throughout the
match, most notably a headed attempt that hit the crossbar in the
28th minute.
estrada nearly added to his total with two other strong
chances. in the 23rd minute he got behind the Toronto backline
and ran onto a loose ball but defender Torsten Frings was able to
make a sliding tackle from behind to force a corner kick. Five minutes later, estrada made a long run and had a one-on-one opportunity with the keeper but kocic made the save.
Toronto's Frings left the game with a hamstring injury in the
23rd minute.
The win marks the first for sounders FC goalkeeper Michael
Gspurning, making two saves on the night. Gspurning punched
Johnson's header over the crossbar in the 53rd minute and denied
Danny koevermans in the 71st minute.
along with Gspurning, Danish midfielder Christian sivebaek
made his Mls debut, entering for Fernandez in the 65th minute.
sivebaek served a cross to roger levesque in the 85th minute
but levesque's shot was saved by a diving kocic.
seattle improves to 3-1-0 in Mls openers and holds a 5-1-1
record against Toronto in Mls play. sounders FC has won their
last four meetings with Toronto FC.
The crowd of 38,709 was the biggest opening day attendance
in franchise history.

S o u n d E r S FC A n n o u n C E y o u t H C A M P S
The seattle sounders FC will host 57 soccer camps for boys
and girls ages 4-15 throughout the state of Washington this spring
and summer the club announced today. The program features an
extensive 11-week summer camp schedule and five spring break
camps. The sounders FC camp system is ideal for beginning and
intermediate players. The camps are presented by adidas and
Group Health.
sounders FC offer a half-day program for ages 4-15, and a
full-day camp for ages 7-15. The campers will be instructed by top
collegiate level players, members of the sounders Women's team,
sounders FC academy players, former professional players, and
top level youth coaches from around the state.
The camps will feature top of the line curriculum, as well as
special appearances by sounders FC players and technical staff.
in addition, all campers will receive an adidas soccer ball, camp
T-shirt and be invited to an annual sounders FC Camper appreciation Day, where campers will have the opportunity to watch
sounders FC training and meet the team.
a continuing feature of the camps this season is the sUBWaY® skills Challenge which will be conducted at each camp location this summer. one boy and one girl at each camp will win
the sUBWaY® skills Challenge and be awarded a $10 sUBWaY®
cash card. The skills Challenge winners from each camp will be
entered to win the grand prize, free sUBWaY® for a year. Two
grand prize winners will be selected and recognized at Camper
appreciation Day.
supporting partners include sUBWaY®, Brotherton Cadillac,
Xbox 360®, Bruce Titus eastside subaru, rooT sports™ and
outback steakhouse®.
The spring break soccer camps will be held from april 2 - 20
at the everett soccer arena, arlington soccer First indoor arena,
starfire sports, Green lake Woodland park Fields and West seattle Delridge Fields.
For information and to register for camp visit
www.soundersFC.com.

ACAdEMy uPdAtE
The sounders FC U18 and U16 academy teams swept local
rival and divisional opponent Crossfire premier sunday at starfire
sports Complex. The U18's snapped a three-match losing streak
with a 3-1 victory, while the U16's shutout Crossfire 2-0 and have
now won 12 of their last 13.
austin sweeney had two assists for the U18's (8-7-3, 6-4-1
nW Division), who saw goals from Jordan schweitzer, stefan
Bangsund, and ian lange.
keeper Connor adkisson had the shutout for the first-place
U16's (13-3-2, 8-2-1 nW Division) and James nosack recorded a
goal and an assist.
The academy teams travel to los angeles this coming
weekend for an out of conference battle with pateadores and irvine
strikers.

tHroW-InS
David estrada's third goal is nominated for Mls Goal of the
Week, along with ryan Johnson's strike...saturday marked the first
season-opening start in patrick ianni's six-year career...academy
alum ryan Hermann will transfer to the University of Washington
from santa Clara...Jeff parke turns 30 on Friday, March 23 and
eddie Johnson turns 28 on saturday, March 31.

named the first head coach of seattle sounders FC on Dec. 16, 2008,
sigi schmid is recognized as one of the most successful coaches in Mls
history. since 1999, schmid’s teams have won nine major titles, including
two Mls Cups.
schmid is the most successful active coach in Mls history and a twotime Coach of the Year. in the 2011 season he guided the sounders FC to
the playoffs for the third consecutive year, becoming the first team in league
history to reach the playoffs in its first three seasons.
The sounders FC also became the first team in 42 years to win three
straight lamar Hunt U.s. open Cup Championships when they beat
Chicago, 2-0, in front of a record crowd on the Xbox pitch at Centurylink
Field. seattle defeated D.C. United, 2-1, on the road to win the 2009 title
and Columbus at home, 2-1, to win the 2010 title. in 2008, schmid led his
former club, the Columbus Crew, to its first Mls Cup and supporters’
shield, earning Mls Coach of the Year honors.
From 1999 through 2004 schmid’s l.a. Galaxy teams won four major
competitions: 2002 Mls Cup, 2002 Mls supporters’ shield, 2001 U.s.
open Cup and the 2001 ConCaCaF Champions Cup.
He was voted the Mls Coach of the Year in his first season, 1999. altogether, his Galaxy teams were 79-53-32 and reached the Mls Cup final
four times and won three division crowns.
schmid ranks no. 1 in Mls career victories (158). overall, schmid’s
record in Mls is 157-110-83. His combined postseason win total (19) is
the second-highest in Mls history. schmid (351) has surpassed Bob
Bradley’s Mls record of 272 career games coached.
schmid is the only coach in Mls history to coach two different teams
to Mls Cup titles. He is one of two to coach in four Mls Cup finals.
Twice schmid has served as U.s. Under-20 national Team head coach,
most recently in 2005 at the FiFa World Championships. at UCla schmid
claimed three more national titles in 1985, ’90 and ’97. schmid was named
national coach of the year following the ’97 championship.
schmid is a member of both the national soccer and UCla halls of
fame.

BrIAn SCHMEtZEr
Assistant Coach
named the top assistant coach on Dec. 22, 2008. a seattle native, he
is one of the puget sound soccer community’s most recognizable figures
after playing and coaching for the region’s top professional franchises since
1980.
schmetzer was head coach of the Usl-1 sounders from 2002-08. He
guided seattle to Usl-1 championships in 2005 and 2007, and U.s. open
Cup semifinal advancements in 2007 and 2008.
schmetzer has ten years of experience coaching and 15 years of
playing at the professional level. He was a member of six championship
teams during that span.
in addition to the two Usl-1 championships, his teams also twice won
the Commissioner’s Cup for the best record and qualified for the playoffs
six times. He was chosen Usl-1 Coach of the Year in 2002 after going
23-4-1. The sounders were league runners-up in 2004. His overall regular
season record was 100-57-41.

EZrA HEndrICKSon
Assistant Coach
announced as assistant coach on Jan. 20, 2009 after completing a
14-year professional career, including 12 seasons in Major league soccer.
Hendrickson earned his U.s. soccer ‘a’ Coaching license in December of
2009.
Hendrickson played parts of eight seasons for sigi schmid, including
three in Columbus prior to his retirement. He appeared in 266 regular
season Mls matches (225 starts), scored 23 goals and added 30 assists.
Hendrickson was a member of three Mls Cup championship teams: 2002
los angeles Galaxy, 2004 D.C. United and 2008 Columbus Crew. While
with the Galaxy he also won the 2000 ConCaCaF Champions Cup and
the 2001 lamar Hunt U.s. open Cup, when he was the team’s MVp.
an all-american and business administration major at Drake
University, Hendrickson first played professionally with new orleans of the
Usisl select league (1995-96). after earning his first international cap in
1995, he served 12 years as captain of the saint Vincent and the
Grenadines national team.
toM dutrA
Goalkeeper Coach
named the goalkeeper coach on Dec. 29, 2008 after serving two
seasons as keeper coach for the Usl sounders. Dutra has worked with
kasey keller in offseason training sessions since 2002. Under Dutra’s
guidance in 2007 and 2008, Chris eylander led Usl-1 in saves and finished
second in shutouts.
dAvId tEnnEy
Fitness Coach
named the fitness coach on January 9, 2009. He is one of Major
league soccer’s most respected and highly-regarded fitness coaches
following two years in kansas City. During the 2007 and 2008 seasons
Tenney served as both fitness and goalkeeper coach for kansas City. He
also holds an ‘a’ license from the Czech republic F.a. and nsCaa
'premier' Diploma.
prior to Mls, Tenney held the same dual role as the George Mason
University men’s and women’s teams for two seasons. He earned his B.i.s.
in coaching science from George Mason in 2005 and his master’s degree
in exercise science from California University of pennsylvania last year.
While at George Mason, Tenney also served as director of coaching for the
Washington Freedom youth teams from 2004-06 and as Maryland’s girls
director of oDp.
Kurt SCHMId
Scout/Assistant Coach
named to staff on March 12, 2009. schmid scouts players from the
youth to international level and coordinate the Match analysis scouting
system and also serves as a first team assistant. kurt schmid has been
an assistant coach at the collegiate level, first at saint Mary’s College, then
at UC irvine.

• Capped three times by austrian national Team
• Two-time foreign Goalkeeper of the Year in Greece’s top league
• 16 shutouts in 26 games for skoda in 2008-09
lASt tIME: MlS
Match: seattle (1), played 90 minutes in 3-1 win vs. Tor, 3/17/12
shutout: none
lASt tIME: ConCACAF
Match: seattle (2), played 90 minutes in 6-1 loss at santos laguna, 3/14/12
shutout: none

HoW ACQuIrEd: selected in the second round (20th overall) of the 2011
Mls superDraft on January 13, 2011
CArEEr notES
• Generation adidas player selected with seattle’s top pick in the 2011 Mls
superDraft
• native of Ghana and three-year starter at UCsB
• Finished collegiate career having started 50 of 59 appearances and scored
six goals with eight assists

• recorded career-high two assists vs. Tor (3/17)
• Tied for team lead with three goals in CCl, including a goal at santos la-

• recorded assists in both legs of CCl quarterfinals vs. santos laguna (3/7

and 3/14).
• Tied for team lead with three goals and led team with four assists in 201112 CCl
• led club in scoring during 2012 preseason with five goals, including braces
against atlante FC and Jaguares de Chiapas
CArEEr notES
• set club record with 33 points in 2011 Mls season
• scored 18 goals and 11 assists in all competitions in 2011 and was named
U.s. open Cup player of the Tournament
• Two-time Mls all-star and 2009 newcomer of the Year
lASt tIME: MlS
Match: seattle (87), played 90 minutes in 3-1 win vs. Tor, 3/17/12
Goal: seattle (34), 2-1 win vs. sJ, 10/15/11
assist: seattle (26), 3-1 win at CHV, 10/22/11
playoff Match: seattle (6), played 90 minutes in 2-0 win vs. rsl, 11/2/11
lASt tIME: ConCACAF
Match seattle (15), played 90 minutes in 6-1 loss at santos laguna, 3/14/12
Goal: seattle (4), 2-1 loss vs. Monterrey, 10/18/11
assist:seattle (5), 6-1 loss at santos laguna, 3/14/12

19 | BABAyElE SodAdE

Position: Forward
Height: 6-3
Weight: 183
Born: July 26, 1990
College: UaB
Hometown: Windsor, ontario
Citizenship: Canada and U.s.a.
Pronunciation: Bah-bye-elle-ee sho-Dahd-DaY
HoW ACQuIrEd: selected in the second round (34th overall) of the 2012
Mls superDraft on January 12, 2012. signed on February 29, 2012.
CArEEr notES
• Finished college career at UaB tied for fourth in school history with 29 goals
and tied for fifth with 69 points
• selected with 34th overall pick in 2012 Mls superDraft

CArEEr HIGHlIGHtS
• named top player on Midtylland in spring 2009
• Won Danish national Championship two years in a row with Under-19s
lASt tIME: MlS
Match: seattle (1), played 25 minutes in 3-1 win vs. Tor, 3/17/12
Goal: none
assist: none
lASt tIME: ConCACAF
last Match: seattle (1), played 13 minutes in 6-1 loss at santos laguna,
3/14/12
last Goal: none
last assist: none

HoW ACQuIrEd: selected in the first round (11th overall) of the 2011 Mls
supplemental Draft. signed on March 14, 2011.
CArEEr HIGHlIGHtS
• 2010 Big east Goalkeeper of the Year
• Holds UConn career records in shutouts (50), consecutive starts (85) and
wins (54)

Position: Defender
Height: 6-1
Weight: 185
Born: March 23, 1982
College: Drexel University
Hometown: Downingtown, pennsylvania
Citizenship: United states
Pronunciation: park
HoW ACQuIrEd: selected from new York in the Mls expansion Draft on
november 26, 2008. signed on May 13, 2010
PrEvIouS CluBS: new York red Bulls (Mls, 2004-08), Vancouver
Whitecaps (Usl-1, 2009)
CArEEr HIGHlIGHtS

• Voted club’s Defender of the Year in 2011
• Five-year starter for new York, including

HoW ACQuIrEd: signed on February 29, 2012.
PrEvIouS CluBS: DC United (2005), Montreal impact (Usl-1, 200608), san Jose earthquakes (2009-11)
CArEEr notES

• played three seasons for san Jose earthquakes
• played 29 games for Montreal impact in Usl-1
lASt tIME: MlS
Match: san Jose (2), played 90 minutes in 2-2 draw at CHV, 10/17/09
shutout: none
lASt tIME: ConCACAF
Match: none
shutout: none

DYNAMO VS. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC – HOUSTON TRIES FOR THIRD STRAIGHT ROAD WIN
The Houston Dynamo and Seattle Sounders meet at CenturyLink Field on Friday night as The Orange
continue its seven‐game season‐opening road trip. The Dynamo are off to their best start in club history
after sweeping California with a pair of wins in their first two road games – 1‐0 victories over Chivas USA
and San Jose Earthquakes, respectively. Saturday’s triumph over San Jose at AT&T Park was earned through
a 14th‐minute penalty goal from Brad Davis after Brian Ching was taken down in the box by Quakes
goalkeeper Jon Busch. With the win, Houston matched its win total from 2011 (two). After going 15 games
on the road without a win to start 2011 (0‐6‐9), the Dynamo have won four consecutive regular season road
games beginning with a 1‐0 win at FC Dallas on 9/24/11. All four road wins have included a clean sheet for
the visitors. Seattle has had a busy start to 2012, first being knocked out of CONCACAF Champions League
by Santos before securing a 3‐1 MLS season‐opening win over Toronto FC behind David Estrada’s hat trick,
the third‐ever in club history, in front of a home‐opening‐record 38,709 supporters. Since the Sounders
joined MLS in 2009, Houston and Seattle have been even on the pitch, with each club winning two
matches, along with two draws, in six regular season meetings (each club has 8 GF and 8 GA as well).
Houston and Seattle drew 1‐1 at Qwest Field on March 25, 2011, with Geoff Cameron giving Houston a 42nd‐
minute lead before Steve Zakuani equalized in the 80th. Seattle rode a nine‐match MLS unbeaten streak into
Robertson Stadium on July 30, 2011 before the Dynamo earned a 3‐1 win behind a Ching brace (23’, 71’) and
Colin Clark goal (7’). Alvaro Fernandez provided a penalty goal on 36 minutes for Seattle. In their lone
postseason encounter, the Dynamo ousted the Sounders 1‐0 in extra‐time at Robertson Stadium on Nov. 8,
2009 on Brian Ching’s volley winner.

DYNAMO NOTES
 Houston has won four straight regular season road games, all via clean sheet. Including playoffs, the

Dynamo have won 6 of 7 on the road, with the 1‐0 loss to LA Galaxy in MLS Cup the only road defeat.
 The Dynamo are the only Eastern Conference team to record a win over a Western Conference side.

Outside of Houston’s 2‐0 record versus the West, the East is 0‐9 in matches against the West. The West has
enjoyed a home‐field advantage, though, with 10 of the 11 inter‐conference matches hosted by the West.

 The Dynamo are unbeaten in their last 8 regular season games (6‐0‐2). Houston’s last defeat was a 2‐0 setback at
Sporting Kansas City on Sept. 10, 2011.
 If the Dynamo win in Seattle on Friday, they will match a franchise record with three consecutive road wins
within one season. In 2007, Houston won three straight road games – at Los Angeles Galaxy, 3‐1, on 9/17/11; at FC
Dallas, 3‐0, on 9/30; and at Real Salt Lake, 1‐0, on 10/15 – over the span of four overall games. The Dynamo earned
a 1‐0 draw at Chivas USA in the season finale to finish the year unbeaten in their final four road games.
 First Road Win of 2012: Houston’s 1‐0 win over Chivas USA erased bad memories of the 2011 road schedule.
Amazingly, it took Houston 16 games to record its first road win of the 2011 campaign. After a 0‐6‐9 start, the
Dynamo defeated FC Dallas 1‐0 at Pizza Hut Park on September 24 on Geoff Cameron’s goal in the 87th minute.
The win started a road‐roll for the Dynamo, which won its final two games (at Portland and Philadelphia) of the
regular season before winning two road playoff games (Philadelphia and Sporting KC). That stretch included a

7‐1 record against Western Conference teams. Houston went 9‐6‐4 in 2011 against its former conference.
 Andre Hainault is enjoying a goal‐scoring streak that defies logic given his scoring record. Hainault scored
3 goals in the first 88 games of his Dynamo career (all competitions). With his winner at Chivas USA on
March 11, the Montreal‐native has scored 4 goals in his last 8 games (10/14/11 @ Portland, 10/30/11 @
Philadelphia, 11/6/11 @ Sporting Kansas City, and March 11 @ Chivas.)
 Clean Sheets: The Dynamo have earned four clean sheets in their last five games, playoffs included (11/3/11,
1‐0 vs. PHI; 11/6/11, 2‐0 @ SKC; 3/11/12, 1‐0 @ CHV, and 3/17/12, 1‐0 @ SJ).
 More Clean Sheets: If the Dynamo shutout Seattle on Friday, it would mark the first time they record three
consecutive shutouts since 5/30‐6/10/09, when they earned three wins versus Toronto, Chicago and Chivas
USA.
 Scoreless Streak: The Dynamo have a long way to go to approach their club and MLS record for minutes
without allowing a goal. The 2007 championship club set a MLS record by playing 727 minutes without
allowing a goal. The streak started on 6/10/07 in a 2‐1 win vs. Columbus and included eight shutouts before
the streak ended in a 3‐3 draw with New England on 7/22/11. Pat Onstad was in goal for 524 of the minutes,
with Zach Wells keeping the streak alive with 180 minutes in net.
 Jamaican friendly: Midfielder Je‐Vaughn Watson and defender Jermaine Taylor joined the Jamaica
national team for its Wednesday friendly with Costa Rica. They were scheduled to rejoin the Dynamo in
Seattle on Thursday.
 First: Houston recorded its first‐ever opening day win on the road on March 11 at Chivas USA. It was also
the Dynamo’s first season‐opening win since 2006 (home or road). More details in chart below.
 Clutch: Hainault’s game‐winner two minutes into stoppage time at Chivas USA continued a run of late
goals for Houston in 2011. Last year, the Dynamo scored 14 goals in the final 15 minutes of games, second
best in MLS (Seattle).

 Late Winners: Hainault’s goal was the first Dynamo goal in extra time since Alex Dixon earned a vital 3‐2
win over Real Salt Lake at Robertson Stadium on Aug. 20, 2011. Three days earlier, Bobby Boswell earned a
1‐1 tie at New England with a 90th‐minute equalizer.
 Reserves: The Dynamo Reserves defeated Colorado Rapids 1‐0 on March 13 at Houston Amateur Sports
Park. Houston’s chances were limited, but in the 80th minute rookie Brian Ownby pounced onto the
rebound of Jermaine Taylor’s shot and buried it for a 1‐0 win. Tyler Deric earned the shutout in goal.
 Sarkodie Call‐Up: Dynamo defender Kofi Sarkodie was named to the final roster for the CONCACAF
Men’s Olympic Qualifying tournament, which began on Thursday. Sarkodie was called into the U.S. men’s
training camp that began March 13 in Nashville.
 Offseason additions: The Dynamo’s offseason consisted mostly of moves to add depth to a core of returning
starters. Houston acquired three players via draft (F‐Colin Rolfe, D‐Warren Creavalle and M‐Brian
Ownby), three via trade (D/M‐Nathan Sturgis, F‐Macoumba Kandji and F‐Brian Ching), and one trialist
signing (GK‐Erich Marscheider).
 Preseason: Forward Will Bruin led the Dynamo offense in the preseason with four goals, including the club’s lone
goal in four matches in the Disney Pro Soccer Classic in Orlando, a header goal versus Montreal. Brian Ownby (3)
Colin Clark (2), Colin Rolfe (2) Nathan Sturgis (2) rounded out the Dynamo scoring leaders.
 With construction continuing at BBVA Compass Stadium, the Dynamo’s new downtown facility, the club is
forced to begin its season with seven games on the road. After road games with Chivas USA, San Jose, Seattle,
Chicago, Columbus, DC United and New York, Houston opens its new stadium against DC United on May 12.
 Nearly six years after the club’s first‐ever match on April 2, 2006, only two players remain on the Dynamo roster:
Brian Ching and Brad Davis. Defender Eddie Robinson retired in January and joined the front office as an
assistant coach with the Youth Academy and a color analyst on TV broadcasts.

UP NEXT: LONG BREAK BEFORE TAX DAY VISIT TO CHICAGO
Friday’s match with Seattle will end Houston’s three‐game West Coast road swing and signal the near mid‐point
of its seven‐game road trip. The Dynamo will enjoy a two‐weekend break (22 days between games‐ longest gap
of season) before resuming MLS play on April 15 at Chicago, marking their first game with an Eastern Conference
foe in 2012. Houston will continue to see Eastern Conference competition, with trips to Columbus (4/21), DC
United (4/28) and New York (5/9) before the May 12 opening of BBVA Compass Stadium.

 Made two saves in Sunday’s 1-0 win @ Chivas USA
for ninth career MLS regular season shutout.
Named to MLSSoccer.com Team of the Week.
 Posted a 1.21 GAA and notched six shutouts while
playing every minute of the 2011 regular season
(Dynamo Ironman of the Year).
 Notched two playoff shutouts and allowed just 2
goals in 4 games in 2011 Cup run
 Named to MLSSoccer.com Team of the Week four
times in 2011 (all after road games), a league high
among goalkeepers.
 One of only four players to play all 3,060 minutes
of the season, an MLS record.
Last goal: 10/21/09 at Isidro Metapán (CCL)
Last assist: 4/2/11 at New York
Last yellow card: 7/3/11 at Colorado
Last shutout: 3/17/12 @ San Jose
Most saves (’11): 10, 10/30/11 at Philadelphia (Playoffs)
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3 CALEN CARR
Born: 10/4/82, Berkeley, CA
Age: 29
Last Club: Chicago Fire - 2006-11
College: University of California
Dynamo career: Second year – 11 GP, 4 GS, 1 G, 0 A

2012 MLS: 1 GP, 1 GS, 90 mins, 0 G, 0 A
2012 Reserves: 1 GP, 1 GS, 90 mins, 0 G, 0 A
2011 MLS: 13 GP, 10 GS, 925 mins, 0 G, 1 A
2011 Playoffs: 2 GP, 1 GS, 1451 mins, 0 G, 0 A
 Started at left back vs. San Jose in place of Corey
Ashe (left hamstring strain)
 In 2011, made 13 appearances, 10 of them starts,
and notched one assist despite missing time due to
injury and national team duty
 Started and played all 90 minutes at left back in MLS
Cup final at LA on 11/20/11

 Made first playoff appearance at left back in 2-0 win
at KC on 11/6. Subbed on for Brad Davis and
headed free kick on goal to lead to Andre Hainault's
opening goal
 Opening Day starter at center back on 3/19
Last start: 3/17/11 @ San Jose
Last goal: None in MLS
Last assist: 9/14/11 at Columbus
Last yellow card: 9/14/11 at Columbus
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Born: 8/14/90, Brooklyn, NY
Age: 21
Last Club: University of Central Florida
ROOKIE
Acquired: Selected by Houston in second round of 2012
SuperDraft (No.37 overall)
Predominately a defensive midfielder in college, has
begun transition to right back with Houston

2012 Reserves: 1 GP, 0 GS, 90 mins, 0 G, 0 A
 Played at Furman University (2008-09) and
University of Central Florida (2010-11)
 Scored 8 goals and added 10 assists in 73 career
collegiate games
 Two-time All-Conference USA First Team (2010
and 2011)
 Two-time All-Southern Conference Second Team
(2008 and 2009)
 Played for U.S. U-20 national team on a tour of
Spain against Real Madrid, Atletico Marid, and Rayo
Vallecano (2008)
 Played for Carolina Dynamo (PDL) in 2010
6 NATHAN STURGIS
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Born: 7/6/87, Boca Raton, FL
Age: 24
Last Club: Toronto FC (2011)
Other Clubs: Seattle (2009-10), Real Salt Lake (2007-08),
LA Galaxy (2006-07)
College: Clemson University
Dynamo career: 2012 debut
*Traded from Toronto FC in exchange for a conditional
pick in the 2012 SuperDraft on 12/29/11.
Versatile player who can fill roles in midfield and

defense, while offering both experience and youth to
new club.

2012 MLS: 1 GP, 0 GS, 8 mins, 0 G, 0 A
2012 Reserves: 1 GP, 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A
2011 MLS: 14 GP, 11 GS, 953 mins, 0 G,0 A
 Made Dynamo debut in 82rd minute of 1-0 win at
San Jose.
 2011: Appeared in 14 games for Toronto FC, starting
11. Led club with 31 corner kicks.
 2010: Appeared in 20 games for Seattle, starting 16.
 Scored first career goal off a penalty kick at CLB
(9/18)… Recorded two assists, including his first
point in league play vs. CHI (8/28)… Led club with
69 corner kicks. Started and made key defensive play
to clear ball off goal line in 2-2 tie at DC on 6/25
Last start: 7/20/11 vs. Dallas (56 minutes)
Last goal: 9/18/10 at Columbus (only career goal)
Last assist: 10/2/10 vs Toronto FC
Last yellow card: 3/19/11 at Vancouver
Last red card: Never in MLS (75 reg. season games)
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7 COLIN CLARK
Born: 4/11/84, Fort Collins, CO
Age: 27
Last Club: Colorado Rapids (2006-10)
College: Southern Methodist University
Dynamo career: Third year – 31 GP, 19 GS, 4 G, 3 A
Tricky, technical attacking midfielder acquired from
Colorado in 2010. United States international (1 cap).

Last start: 3/17/12 @ San Jose
Last yellow card: 7/3/11 at Colorado
Last red card: 7/16/11 vs. Kansas City
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8 KOFI SARKODIE
Born: 3/22/91, Dayton, OH
Age: 20
Last Club: University of Akron
Dynamo career: Second year – 7 GP, 7 GS, 0 G, 0 A
Dynamic outside defender who likes to attack. Selected
by Dynamo with No. 7 pick of 2011 MLS SuperDraft.
United States U-23 international.
2011 MLS: 7 GP, 7 GS, 582 mins, 0 G, 0 A
2011 Reserves: 8 GP, 8 GS, 720 mins, 1 G, 1 A
 Called into March 13 USMNT camp in
Nashville for Olympic Qualifying preparations.
 Played 90 minutes in US U-23s 2-0 win over rival
Mexico in friendly in Frisco, Texas on Feb. 29.
 Started in 1-1 tie at SEA on 3/25, becoming
youngest Dynamo player to start an MLS match at
age 20 years, 3 days
 Made second start in 2-2 tie at FCD on 5/28 but was
ejected in 72nd minute
 Started and made key defensive play to clear ball off
goal line in 2-2 tie at DC on 6/25
Last appearance: 7/23/11 at Chivas USA (start)
Last yellow card: 6/25/11 at D.C. United
Last red card: 5/28/11 vs. FC Dallas
Last goal: never in MLS
Last assist: never in MLS
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9 MACOUMBA KANDJI
Born: 8/2/85, Dakar, Senegal
Age: 26
Last Club: Colorado Rapids - 2010-11 (16 apps, 0 gls)
Other Clubs: N.Y. Red Bulls – 2008-10 (41 apps, 6 gls)
College: Georgia Military College
Dynamo career: 2012 debut
*Traded from Colorado in exchange for a conditional
draft pick on 2/8/12.
A tall, quick, athletic forward, who has the
willingness to take on defenders and play both the
outside mid and forward positions.

 Acquired in April 2011 and made Dynamo debut as
substitute in 1-1 tie at CHI on 4/23
Last goal: 9/14/11 at Columbus
Last assist: 5/7/11 at Toronto FC
Last start: 3/17/12 @ San Jose (90 mins)
Last yellow card: 10/14/11 at Portland
Last red card: 7/23/11 at Chivas USA
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11 BRAD DAVIS
Born: 11/8/81, St. Charles, MO
Age: 30
Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes (2005)
Other Clubs: Dallas Burn - 2003-04, New York - 2002
College: Saint Louis University
Dynamo career: Seventh year – 161 GP, 147 GS, 22 G,
62 A
Original Dynamo player, 4-time MLS All-Star and
winner of last three team MVP awards. Club's alltime leader in games, starts, and assists, the talented leftfooted midfielder recorded 16 assists in 2011 and
finished as MLS MVP runner-up and named to MLS
Bext XI. United States international (5 caps).

2012 MLS: 2 GP, 2 GS, 1 G, 0 A
2011 MLS: 34 GS, 2,892 mins, 4 G, 16 A
2011 Playoffs: 3 GS, 219 mins, 0 G, 2 A
 Scored game-winning penalty (14’) in 1-0 win @ San
Jose on Saturday
 2011: Assisted two of three Houston goals in playoff
series vs. PHI with free kick deliveries
 League MVP runner up after leading MLS with
16 assists
 40 assists over last three seasons (16, 12, 12)
 Earned fourth MLS All-Star selection in 2011…
 Named to MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week on
seven different occasions, tied for the most in MLS
 Started every regular-season match for the first
time in his career
 In MLS play, has now notched at least 10 assists in
three consecutive seasons and four of the last six
 MLS Player of the Month for April 2011 after
notching six assists in five games
 Converted all three penalty kicks in MLS play

 Assisted on all three Dynamo goals in 3-1 win vs.
VAN on 4/10, the first three-assist game of his
career
 Won MLS assist title with accurate cross to Carlo
Costly in 3-1 win vs. LA on 10/23
Last goal: 3/17/12 @ San Jose (penalty)
Last goal (non-penalty): 7/16/11 vs. Kansas City (free kick)
Last assist: 11/3/11 vs. Philadelphia (Playoffs)
Last yellow card: 9/17/11 vs. San Jose
Last red card: 8/30/09 at Colorado
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12 WILL BRUIN
Born: 10/24/89, St. Louis, MO
Age: 22
Last Club: Indiana University
Dynamo career: Second year – 27 GP, 23 GS, 5 G, 1 A
Forward saw significant playing time after being selected
in the first round (No. 11) of 2011 MLS SuperDraft.

2012 MLS: 2 GP, 2 GS, 144 mins, 0 G, 0 A
2011 MLS: 25 GP, 21 GS, 1,693 mins, 5 G, 1 A
2011 Playoffs: 3 GP, 0 GS, 37 mins, 0 G, 0 A
2011 Reserves: 5 GP, 3 GS, 285 mins, 2 G, 1 A
 Made first MLS start (77 mins) since 9/14/11 @
Columbus in 1-0 win @ Chivas USA on 3/11/12.
 2011: Appeared as a sub in three playoff games
(DNP in MLS Cup)
 Netted five goals to tie for lead among all MLS
rookies while appearing in club-rookie-record
25 games
 Became first Dynamo rookie to start on Opening
Day in 1-0 loss vs. PHI on 3/19
 Became fifth player and first rookie in Dynamo
history to score a hat trick in 4-1 win vs. DC on
4/29 ... In the process, became second-youngest
player in MLS history and fourth MLS rookie to ever
score three goals in a game ... Named MLS Player of
the Week for his performance
 Left with knee injury in 3-1 win vs. SEA on 7/30
(didn’t return until 9/4)
Last goal: 9/17/11 vs. San Jose
Last assist: 4/2/11 at New York

Entered as a substitute (69’) in Dynamo
Reserves’ 1-0 win over Colorado on 3/12
Named a finalist for the M.A.C. Hermann
Trophy as the nation’s top player in 2010
Appeared in 87 career games, with 79 starts,
and finished with 33 goals and 21 assists
2011: Finished senior campaign with nine goals
and 10 assists in 23 games
Named NSCAA All-Great Lakes First Team
2010: Totaled nine goals and seven assists
Named to All-Big East Conference First Team
and NSCAA All-American First Team for
second consecutive season

 Earned assist on Andre Hainault’s stoppagetime winner vs. Chivas on 3/11/11 with low shot
from 25 yards that was trapped by Hainault before
turn and winning strike.
 2011: Played every minute of 2011 playoffs
 Helped set up opening goal in 2-0 win at KC on
11/6/11 in Eastern Conference final with free kick
to back post
 Key acquisition via trade helped Dynamo go 62-4 in his 12 starts while scoring two spectacular
long-range goals and adding one assist

 Had been limited to four games and 100 minutes in
league play with Portland
 Made Houston debut as substitute in 3-0 loss at
CHV on 7/23/11
 Scored spectacular long-range goal from nearly
40 yards out to key 2-1 win vs. POR on 8/14/11
... Strike against his former club was voted MLS
Goal of the Week
 2008 Injury: Missed 22 games due to a torn ACL in
his left knee
Last goal: 10/23/11 vs. LA Galaxy
Last assist: 3/11/12 at Chivas USA
Last yellow card: 10/30/11 at Philadelphia (Playoffs)
Last red card: 8/17/11 at New England
Last two-goal game: Never in MLS
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17 LUIZ CAMARGO
Born: 5/24/87, Vinheda, Brazil
Age: 24
Last Club: Paraná Clube 2009-11 (Brazil Serie B) (64
apps, 2 gls)
Other Clubs: Mogi Mirim 2009 (Brazil)
Dynamo career: Second year – 7 GP, 6 GS, 0 G, 2 A
Skilled, hard-tackling midfielder acquired in August 2011.

2012 Reserves: 1 GP, 1 GS, 90 mins, 0 G, 0 A
2011 MLS: 7 GP, 6 GS, 515 mins, 0 G, 2 A
2011 Playoffs: 4 GS, 360 mins, 0 G, 1 A
 Played 90 minutes in Dynamo Reserves win on
3/13/12 vs. Colorado Rapids Reserves
 2011: Played every minute of all four playoff games
 Key player in Houston's late surge, appearing in the
last seven games and contributing two assists, while
helping Houston go 4-0-2 in his six starts
 Set up game-clinching goal late in 2-0 win at KC on
11/6, playing long through ball to Carlo Costly
 Made MLS debut as substitute in 3-0 loss at KC
on 9/10
 Other: Made Dynamo first-team debut with strong
90 minutes in central midfield in 3-0 friendly win vs.
Monterrey on 9/4, drawing a penalty kick that led to
Houston’s second goal

Steady midfielder and home-grown product signed in
Jan. 2011 after completing collegiate career at SMU.

2012 Reserves: 1 GP, 1 GS, 69 mins, 0 G, 0 A
2011 Reserves: 10 GS, 873 mins, 0 G, 2 A
 2011: Rookie did not appear in a competitive match
 Other: Made first professional appearance with first
team as a substitute in 2-0 Dynamo Charities Cup
loss vs. Bolton Wanderers on 7/20
 Also came on as a sub in 3-0 friendly win on 9/4 vs.
Monterrey, the club he grew up cheering for
 Reserves: One of two players to start all 10 matches
for Dynamo Reserves, mostly in midfield but also at
left back, contributing two assists
 Born in Fort Worth but moved to Monterrey,
Mexico at the age of 1
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19 ALEX DIXON
Born: 2/7/90, Bay City, TX
Age: 22
Last Club: Dynamo Academy
College: University of North Carolina
Dynamo career: Second year – 7 GP, 0 GS, 1 G, 0 A
Talented attacking player and home-grown product
signed after three years at North Carolina.

 Made professional debut in 1-1 tie at NY on 4/2
 Came on as sub and scored dramatic gamewinning goal, his first as a professional, late in
stoppage time in 3-2 win vs. RSL on 8/20,
curling in left-footed shot from top of the
penalty area
 Open Cup: Made first Dynamo start and played
120 minutes in 1-0 overtime loss vs. KC on 4/6
 Other: Started and played all 90 minutes at three
different positions in 2-0 Dynamo Charities Cup loss
vs. Bolton Wanderers on 7/20
Last appearance: 8/20/11 vs. Real Salt Lake
Last start: 4/6/11 vs. Sporting KC (USOC)
Last goal: 8/20/11 vs. Real Salt Lake (first MLS goal)
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20 GEOFF CAMERON
Born: 7/11/85, Attleboro, MA
Age: 26
Last Club: University of Rhode Island
Dynamo career: Fifth year – 103 GP, 87 GS, 11 G, 13 A
Versatile player is an emerging star who rebounded from
2010 injury to be key defender in 2011. United States
international (3 caps)

2012 MLS: 1 GP, 1 GS, 90 mins, 0 G, 0 A
2011 MLS: 33 GS, 2,970 mins, 5 G, 5 A
2011 Playoffs: 4 GS, 360 mins, 0 G, 0 A
 Played 90 minutes in both of Houston’s 1-0 wins to
begin 2012
 2011: Won Dynamo Golden Boot with a careerhigh five goals (tied for team lead) and five assists
(Golden Boot tiebreaker)
 Started for US men’s national team in January
friendlies with Venezuela and Panama. Part of US
team which beat Italy 1-0 in Genoa in February.
 Named MLS All-Star in 2011 for second time in
three seasons and played 52 minutes at center back
vs. Manchester United on 7/27
 Named to MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week five
times, twice in midfield and three times on defense
 Scored Houston’s first goal of the season in 1-1
tie at SEA on 3/25, firing in the rebound of a
shot that hit the crossbar

 Made his 100th appearance for the Dynamo in all
competitions in 1-1 tie at CHI on 4/23, becoming
the 14th player in team history to do so
 Started at center back for first time in 2011 in
2-0 loss at SJ on 6/4
Last goal: 9/24/11 at FC Dallas
Last assist: 9/14/11 at Columbus
Last yellow card: 9/10/11 at Kansas City
Last red card: 10/10/10 vs. New England
Last two-goal game: (Never in MLS)
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22 BRIAN OWNBY
Born: 7/16/90, Glen Allen, VA
Age: 21
Last Club: University of Virginia
ROOKIE
Acquired: Selected by Houston in first round of 2012
Supplemental draft (No. 7 overall)
Hard-working outside midfielder who can run at
opponents and offers pace on the right flank.

2012 Reserves: 1 GP, 0 GS, 21 mins, 1 G, 0 A
 Scored winning goal in 80th minute of 1-0 win
Colorado Rapids on 3/13/12. Came off bench
and buried the rebound of Jermaine Taylor’s
shot.
 Played four years at the University of Virginia (2008-11)

 Scored 19 goals and added 10 assists in 72 career
collegiate games
 2011 All-ACC Second Team and NSCAA All-South
Atlantic Region Third Team
 2010 All-ACC Freshman Team
 Played for USA at FIFA U-20 World Cup (scored
one goal in group stage match against Cameroon)
 2007 Virginia high school player of the year
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24 TYLER DERIC
Born: 8/30/88, Houston, TX
Last Club: Dynamo Academy
College: North Carolina
Dynamo career: Fourth year – 2 GP, 2 GS

195 HG
Age: 23

First ever Academy product, who served as
No. 2 goalkeeper in 2011 after strong outings in 2010.

2012 Reserves: 1 GS, 90 mins, 0.00 GAA, 1 shutout, 1-0-0
2011 Reserves: 10 GS, 900 mins, 1.10 GAA, 6 shutouts, 6-4-0
 Earned shutout in Dynamo Reserves 1-0 win
over Colorado Rapids on 3/13/12.
 2011: Served as Tally Hall’s backup entire season
 Open Cup: Started qualifier vs. KC on 4/6 and
turned in strong performance with four saves,
including point-blank stop on Omar Bravo, as
Dynamo lost 1-0 in extra time
 Other: Played 90 minutes in Dynamo Charities Cup
vs. Bolton Wanderers on 7/20 and made four saves
in 2-0 loss
 Played 90 minutes in 3-0 friendly win vs. Monterrey
on 9/4 and made four saves to earn first shutout of
the season
 Reserves: Led MLS Reserve League with six
shutouts while playing every minute of all 10 games
Last start: 4/6/11 vs. Sporting KC (USOC)
Last shutout: 10/16/10 at San Jose
Most saves (‘11): 4, 4/6/11 vs. Sporting KC (USOC)
Most saves (Career): 5, 10/23/10 vs. Seattle
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25 BRIAN CHING
Born: 5/24/78, Haleiwa, HI
Age: 33
Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes (2003-05)
Other Clubs: LA Galaxy (2001)
College: Gonzaga University
Dynamo career: Seventh year – 127 GP, 112 GS, 51 G, 16 A
Traded back to Houston on 2/16/11 after Montreal
selected Ching in 2011 Expansion draft. Original
Dynamo player and all-time leading scorer. The forward
led or tied for the team lead in goals in five
consecutive seasons (2007-2011) and set a franchise
and personal record with 13 goals in 2008. United States
international (45 caps, 11 goals).

2012 MLS: 2 GP, 2 GS, 153 mins, 0 G, 0 A
2011 MLS: 20 GP, 15 GS, 1,242 mins, 5 G, 1 A
2011 Playoffs: 4 GS, 320 mins, 1 G, 1 A
 Drew penalty in 13’ when he collided with Jon
Busch, leading to Davis goal in win over San Jose
 Started opening day for the sixth time in seven
years with Houston. Played 86 minutes and nearly

scored fantastic goal when first-touch volley off a
long cross from Brad Davis hit inside of post.
 2011: Netted eighth career playoff goal with powerful
header in 1-0 win vs. PHI on 11/3. Assisted on gamewinning goal in 2-1 win at PHI on 10/30
 Was limited to 1,242 minutes in 20 appearances
due to injury (hamstring, ribs, foot and
adductor), the lowest minute total of his
Houston career, but still tied for team lead with
five goals
 Ching returns to Houston among the leaders of
several franchise records, including games played
(fifth, 168), games started (fourth, 144), and assists
(third, 24). His club-record 63 goals is nearly twice
the amount of the second player on the all-time list
(Dwayne De Rosario, 32 goals).
Last goal: 8/20/11 vs. Real Salt Lake
Last assist: 10/30/11 at Philadelphia (Playoffs)
Last two-goal game: 7/30/11 vs. Seattle
Last hat trick: 8/21/10 vs. Chicago (two in MLS career)
Last yellow card: 8/21/10 vs. Chicago
Last red card: 7/16/11 vs. Kansas City
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26 COREY ASHE
Born: 3/14/86, Orange County, CA
Age: 26
Last Club: University of North Carolina
Dynamo career: Sixth year – 131 GP, 77 GS, 1 G, 11 A
Career midfielder switched to left back early in season
and earned MLS All-Star selection.

Missed San Jose game with strained left hamstring
Started in 1-0 win vs. Chivas USA on 3/11/12
2011: Started all four playoff games
Began season at right midfield but became starter at
left back, starting 28 games.
 Named MLS All-Star for the first time and played
29 minutes in All-Star Game vs. Manchester United
on 7/27/11

 Appeared in 100th career MLS match in 1-1 tie at
SEA on 3/25
 Made 150th career appearance for Dynamo in all
competitions in 2-2 tie at DC on 6/25
Last goal: 9/22/09 vs. Árabe Unido (CCL)
Last assist: 10/10/10 vs. New England
Last yellow card: 8/20/11 vs. Real Salt Lake
Last red card: 8/26/09 at Árabe Unido (CCL)
28 ERICH MARSCHEIDER GK 6-3 185
Born: 1/5/93, Vienna, Austria
Age: 19
Last Club: Colorado Rush Soccer Club
ROOKIE
Acquired: Signed with Dynamo on Feb. 22, 2012 after
trial
Young, hard-working goalkeeper who signed with the
Dynamo midway through the 2012 preseason
 Played three years of varsity soccer at Pine Creek
High School (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
 Earned Golden Gloves honors as top goalkeeper in
2011 for Colorado Rush program
 Named to the Colorada Class 5A Metro first team
his junior year
 Named 2009 All-State honorable mention his junior
year
31 ANDRE HAINAULT
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Born: 6/17/86, Montréal, QC, Canada
Age: 25
Last Club: FK SIAD Most - 2005-08 (Czech Rep.)
Other Clubs: Sparta Prague 2008 (loan), Montreal
Impact - 2004-05 (USL1)
Dynamo career: Fourth year – 81 GP, 78 GS, 5 G, 0 A
Promising Canadian defender who can play outside or
center back. Canada international (24 caps, 2 goals).

 Hainault has scored 4 goals in last 8 games after
scoring 3 goals in the first 88 games of his
Dynamo career (all competitions).
 2011 Dynamo Defender of the Year
 Played every minute of playoffs and led team with
two goals
 Scored opening goal with header in 2-1 win at PHI
on 10/30/11 in first leg of playoff series
 Reacted first to close-range rebound to score gamewinning goal in 2-0 win at KC on 11/6/11
 Defensive stalwart played almost every minute when
not on national team duty
 After opening season as starting left back, started
much of the season at center back before moving to
right back in September
 Played every minute of the first 13 games of the
season, in the process setting a club record for
most consecutive minutes by a field player with
2,925
 Named to MLSSoccer.com Team of the Week for
standout performance in 0-0 tie at RSL on 5/14
Last goal: 3/11/12 at Chivas USA (90+2’)
Last assist: 7/31/10 vs. New York
Last two-goal game: Never in MLS
Last yellow card: 10/23/11 at LA Galaxy